Efficacy of bilateral bronchoalveolar lavage for diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2918-2924

  Zaccard, Colleen R ^a,d   Schell, Ronald F ^a,b   Spiegel, Carol A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN STATE LABORATORY OF HYGIENE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; VENTILATED PATIENT; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIA; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 69949100079     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00747-09     Document Type: Article

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